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D. P. CHARLTON & F. J. JENNISON. PRESS FOR FORMING BANK BILLS INTOPACKAGES.

Patented Jan. 11, 1898.

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DEMETRIUS FREDERICK CHARLTON AND FRANCIS JOSEPH JENNISON, OF MARQUETTE,MIQHIGAN.

PRESS FOR FORMING BANK-BILLS INTO PACKAGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 597,236, dated January11, 1898. Application filed May 24, 1897. Serial No. 637,930. (Nomodel.)

To coZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, DEMETRIUS FRED- ERICK CHARLTON and FRANCIS JosnrnJEN- NISON, citizens of the United States, residing at Marquette, in thecounty of Marquette and State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Presses for Forming Bank-Bills into Packages andfor other Purposes; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings, and to the figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to a press designed particularly for compressingbank-notes and the like into compact packages for shipping,

and it has for its object to provide such a press which shall becomposed of few parts, be simple in construction, easy to operate, andwhich will efficiently compress the notes into a compact package.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as mayhereinafter appear the invention consists in the construction and thecombination of parts hereinafter particularly described, and then soughtto be specif ically defined by the claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which Figure 1 is afront elevation of the press;.

Fig. 2, a vertical section of the same on'the line no a: of Fig. 1; Fig.3, a horizontal section on the line 3 yof Fig. 1; Fig. 4, averticalsection on the line no 00' of Fig. 1, and Fig.5 a perspective view ofthe package of bank-bills after removal from press.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates upright end pieces resting uponthe base 2 and connected at their upper ends by the cross-bar Theupright end pieces 2 are formed on their inner faces with verticalgrooves, in which are fitted metallic rack or ratchet bars 4:. Betweenthe upright end members 1 is fitted a follower-block 5, which is madehollow on its under side and which is provided at oppositeends, at oneside, with tongues (3, which will fit into grooves '7, formed on theinside faces of the uprights 1, so as to guide the follower in itsvertical movement between the end members 1 of the pressframe. Theopposite side of the follower 5, at opposite ends, is formed with waysor grooves 8, designed to receive projections or shoulders 9, extendinginwardly from the in- To the top of the follower 5, at opposite ends,there are secured spring catches or pawls 10,

which are adapted to engage with the rack or ratchet bars 4, so thatwhen the follower is depressed it will be held against upward movementby the catches or pawls engaging with the teeth of the ratchet-bars, asillustrated in Fig. l-of the drawings.

"Within the hollow follower 5 is fitted a plunger 11, which is adaptedto move with the follower-and which at the same time is movableindependently of the follower by means of a screw 12, which at its lowerend is swiveled to the plunger 11, preferably by means of a metallicplate or socket 13, fitted in the top of the plunger, as indicated inFig. 2 of the drawings. This screw passes through the hollow follower 5and has its bearing therein, the bearing being formed by a nut 14,secured to the under face of the follower 5, as indicated in Fig. 2,said follower being also preferably provided with a metallic collar orplate 15 on its top, through which the screw passes. The screw isprovided at its top with a hand-lever 16 of any approved form for themanipulation of the screw.

Normally the plunger 11 will fit within the hollow follower 5, so thatits bottom face will be flush with the lower edges of the follower.

In operation the follower 5 and plunger 11 are raised by withdrawing thecatches 10 from engagement with the ratchet-bars and lifting thefollower and its inclosed plunger to the height necessary to enable thedesired number of bank-bills to be placed within the press.

The bills will rest on the base 2, and may be adjusted by bearingagainst the shoulders 9 until they are made to register with oneanother, the pile of bills at the bottom resting upon a sheet 17, ofpaper or other material, which will constitute one member of a bindingstrip or band, as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings. A similar stripor band is placed across the top of the pile of bank-bills, asillustrated in the same figure. The follower 5 and its plunger 11 arethen pressed down by the hand, so as to compress thepile of bills, thefollower being held to its depressed position by engagement of thecatches 10 with the ratchet-bars 4. The screw 12 is then turned, so asto apply greater pressure than is secured by pressing down the follower5, and the screw then farther depresses the plunger 11, which plungerwill be guided in its downward movement by the sides of the follower 5,as indicated in Figs. 1 and 40f the drawings. When the pile has beenpressed to the desired extent,which,it will be observed, will be underthe construction illustrated over the entire surface of the pile, theextending flaps of the strips or bands '7 will be brought together, asindicated by dotted lines in Fig, 4 of the drawings, and in thatposition will be secured together in any suitable manner, so that whenthe pressure of the plunger is relieved from the pile of bills thelatter will remain in a solid or compressed package and be held in suchform by the binding strip or band, as illustrated in Fig. 5 of thedrawings. This forms a neat and compact package and in the bestcondition for shipment.

We have illustrated and described what we consider to be the bestconstruction and arrangement of the several parts; but it is obviousthat changes can be made therein without departing from the essentialfeatures of the invention.

The press is comparatively light in weight, it is strong and capable ofexerting considerable pressure upon the pile of bills, and is of fewparts, easily operated, and not liable to get out of order. 1

While this press has been designed particularly for forming bank notesor bills into compact packages, still it is not confined to such usewhere it may be used with good results for other purposes of a press.

If desired, the frame, the follower, and the plunger may be made ofstandard steel and the end uprights of the frame and the follower may bestamped or pressed into shape, and the ratchets in the end standards oruprights formed by punching portions out of the uprights, so as toreceive the ends ofthe springactuated pawls, all of which will beobvious from this statement and need not be illustrated, as'theinvention is the same.

Having described our invention and set forth its merits, what we claimis- 1. In a press for forming bank notes or bills into packages and forother purposes,

the combination of end uprights each formed with a series of recesses, afollower extending between the uprights and provided with catches toautomatically engage said recesses to hold the follower to itsadjustment, a plunger carried by the follower and adapted to be moved toexert further pressure after the follower has reached the limit of itsmovement, and a screw for actuating the plunger, substantially as andfor the purposes described.

2. In a press for forming bank notes or bills into packages and forother purposes, the combination of end uprights each formed with aseries of recesses, a hollow follower extending between said uprightsand formed with catches to engage said recesses to hold the follower toits adjustment, the plunger fitted inside the follower, and a screwhaving its bearing in the follower and connected with the plunger so asto move the plunger after the follower has reached its adjustment,substantially as and for the purposes described.

3. In an open-sided press for forming bank notes or bills into packagesand for other purposes, the combination of end uprights, a plunger,means for moving the plunger, an adjustable support or bearing betweenthe uprights for said means, means connecting said support and enduprights for holding the support to its adjusted position, and stops orshoulders located at one side of the press for the edges of the notes orbills to abut against to effect a register of the notes or bills onewith the other, substantially as and for the purposes described.

4. In a press for forming bank notes or billsinto packages and for otherpurposes, the combination of end uprights having a groove formed on theinside face thereof, an adjustable follower extending between theuprights and having a portion thereof fitting in said groove, a plungercarried by the follower, means supported by the follower and connectedwith the plunger for the purpose of moving the plunger, and meansconnectin g the follower with the uprights for holding the follower toits adjustment, substantially as and for the purposes described.

5. In a press for forming bank notes or bills into packages and forother purposes, the combination of end uprights each formed with aseries of recesses, a follower extending between the uprights andprovided with catches to engage said recesses to hold the follower toits adjustment, a plunger, a nut secured to the follower, and a screwhaving its bearing in said nut and connected with the plunger to movethe latter, substantially as and for the purposes described.

6. A press for forming bank notes or bills into packages and for otherpurposes, comprising an open-sided frame having end uprights each formedwith a series of recesses, said uprights having inwardly-extendingprojections or shoulders at one side of the frame and grooves in the enduprights, a follower IIO havingaportionthereoffittinginsaid grooves, Intestimony whereof we aflix our signa- & plunger carried by the follower,a screw tures in presence of two Witnesses.

having its bearing in the follower and con- DEDLETRIUS FREDERICKCHARLTON. nectecl to said plunger, and catches arranged FRANCIS JOSEPHJENNISON.

5 to engage the recesses to hold the follower in Witnesses:

its adjustment, substantially as and for the PETER W. PHELPS,

purposes described. A. W. KLEIN.

